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Stealth Acoustics Develops New Adjustable MBA Back Boxes (7/2/2010)

ISE 2010

Developed to compliment the current MBX line, the new MBA back boxes offer the same UL listing and low profile 3-1/2 inch mounting depth as their predecessors but are now shipped in an expanding format. The goal in the development of the MBA series was to solve the very irritating and time-consuming problem of working with framing that is inconsistent and often less than 16 inches on center. While the entire Stealth Acoustics product line is based on the 16 inch o.c. stud bays, often what you end up with on the job site is something very different. In addition to being developed to combat irregular stud widths, the MBA series also addresses the challenges of installing backboxes with metal studs and hat channel, suspended hard-lid ceilings. The MBA backboxes are built to adapt to whatever you have to work with on site.

When encountering a stud bay less than 16 inches on center, one half of the box simply slides inside the other until the desired width is reached. Attach each side to the studs, secure the box together with included metal screws and layer the interior with the provided Dynamat™. The speaker is then ready to mount.

To combat the perils of backbox mounting with metal studs or hat channel, Stealth has included metal mounting angles for each side of the box to gain a better mountable surface on either material. Again the backbox would slide together until desired width is reached, then secured to the face of the studs/channel via the metal angles on either side. The speaker is then ready to mount in a traditional fashion.

Add the metal angles to the sides of the box to accomodate metal studs or hat channel construction.

Slide the two halves together to desired width.

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